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The offense is something I have been running all of this season and late last season, but the defense changed drastically when FoM released. I'll see if I can post that list (a deck I called "Speed Freak Revelation") at some point as it's on my old laptop. Had I made a last minute decision to play T1 2P at Nationals, this is the list I would have run.

Lost Soul (Prosperity)
Lost Soul (Forsaken)
Lost Soul (Lawless)
Lost Soul (Dull)
Lost Soul (Humble)
Lost Soul (Darkness)
Lost Soul (Punisher) (FoM)

Son of God (J)
Angel of the Lord (E)
The Second Coming
Three Woes (RoJ)
Christian Martyr (I)
Guardian of Your Souls (RoJ)
Falling Away (Wo)

Michael, the Archangel (RoJ)
The Strong Angel (RoJ)
Angels of Wrath (RoJ)
Servant Angel (RoJ)
Angel of Revelation (RoJ)
The Angel of Might (RoJ)
Angel from the Altar (RoJ)
The Angelic Army (RoJ)
One of Seven (RoJ)

Day of Fury (RoJ)
Everlasting Beings (RoJ)
Angelic Guidance (I)
Fifth Seal, Justice Seekers (RoJ)
The Third Seal
Covenant of Prayer (RoJ)
You Will Remain

Fifth Bowl of Wrath (RoJ)
Fourth Bowl of Wrath (RoJ)
War in Heaven (RoJ)

Red Dragon (RoJ)
Abaddon, the Destroyer (RoJ)
The Amalekites' Slave (FoM)
The Deceiver (RoJ)
Damsel with Spirit of Divination (TxP)
Simon the Magician (EC)
Astrologers (TxP)
Messenger of Satan (EC)
Fire Foxes
The Serpent (Promo)

Dragon's Wrath (RoJ)
The Wages of Sin (FoM)
Divination (TxP)
Scattered
Treasures of War (CoW)
Did God Really Say?

Patmos (RoJ)
Babel
The Great White Throne (RoJ)

Reserve:
Seventh Bowl of Wrath (RoJ)
Egyptian Magicians
Death of Unrighteous (FoM)
The Gates of Hell
Outsiders (Black/Gold) (RoJ)
Captain of the Host (Wa)
Second Bowl of Wrath (RoJ)
Blasphemies (RoJ)
Michael's Sword (RoJ)
The Judean Mediums

Really amazing deck, Justin! One of the players in my group has been using something very similar to this for T1 since RoJ came out. It's a strong deck in either format.

I would encourage you to keep the offense free of humans. One of the things that gives #Mayhem a hard time is an all angel offense takes away one of the "cheese" rescues by eliminating the Falling Away+Asahel combo. As I'm sure that deck and some of the tricks it uses will be more popular now that the "cat is out of the bag".

One thing I realized on the way home from nats was how amazing it would have been if I had evil armor in the deck. Interrupting the battle and playing dragon’s wrath would have probably won me a game or two considering that I could interrupt Abigail’s territory protection or to not have to simply negate what is taking out Red Dragon. I think my build will always include Baby Dragon (starter deck RD), Simon the Magician, Red Dragon (RoJ), dream, and evil armor.

Fine, just go ahead and give away all the secrets for this season's version...

*Even though there are some great non-Revelation Angels that could fit (AutO, Gabriel, Captain), I decided to keep the "Revelation Unity" for Angelic Army. While I didn't use their ability in every game, the games I did use it, it was pretty clutch (taking out things like Gates of Hell, evil Three Woes & Covenant with Death).

Don’t think it can hit covenant with death anymore though.  Curses played as artifacts are neutral now, right?

Oops... Good catch, good thing that one was a pick up game 

While active as artifacts, they are considered neutral artifacts and cannot be targeted as good/evil cards.

Alstads... if it's not the reserve list it's something else...